Cruising From Copenhagen

Recommendations of Copenhagen Hotels

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The hotels in this guide span quite a range, not only in rates and location but also in character. Sample summer 2009 rates run from $158 per night for two people, with breakfast included, to $665 per night (don’t balk at the rate until you’ve read the review.)

All but two of the hotels are located in the heart of Copenhagen. Skovshoved, situated in a charming fishing village a four miles north of the Danish capital, is a lovely 22-room hotel with an award-winning restaurant, bar and a local pub next door (grab a beer and a Gammel Dansk and chat up the locals).

Also outside the heart of the city is the Hilton Copenhagen Airport, an excellent choice for those who want to “sleep in” before their flights home.

The other eight city-center hotels each have characters of their own.

Editor’s Choice: Copenhagen’s ‘Greenest’ Hotel

The Facts: Like all properties in the Scandic chain, Scandic Copenhagen takes its corporate responsibility seriously. For example, the Scandic chain used to transport 4 million bottles of water annually to its hotels. That was unsustainable, management felt, which is why the chain now invests in the best water there is — H2O from its own tap. In guest rooms, where everything is 97 percent recyclable, you’ll find attractive hand-blown glass water bottles. Either fill from your sink or from water dispensers that serve still or sparkling. Your cost: $0. You’ll also find fair-trade coffee, and mostly organic foods in the excellent Napa restaurant. The Scandic chain recently entered a partnership with renowned chef Jamie Oliver to provide healthy, nutritious cuisine for guests.

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